17 Best universities for Software Engineering in Algeria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Algeria ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 14.7K citations received by 2.05K academic papers made by 17 universities in Algeria was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Software Engineering

#20 in Africa

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

2. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Software Engineering

#23 in Africa

#1197 in the World

3. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Software Engineering

#27 in Africa

#1350 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

4. University of Oran 1

Algeria | Oran

For Software Engineering

#41 in Africa

#1764 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

5. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Software Engineering

#50 in Africa

#1911 in the World

6. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Software Engineering

#52 in Africa

#1928 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

7. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Software Engineering

#54 in Africa

#1949 in the World

8. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Software Engineering

#62 in Africa

#2048 in the World

9. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Software Engineering

#63 in Africa

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

10. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Software Engineering

#73 in Africa

#2209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

11. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Software Engineering

#78 in Africa

#2238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

12. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Software Engineering

#81 in Africa

#2305 in the World

13. University of Souk Ahras

Algeria | Souk Ahras

For Software Engineering

#86 in Africa

#2369 in the World

14. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Software Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

15. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Software Engineering

#90 in Africa

#2391 in the World

16. 20 August 1955 University of Skikda

Algeria | Skikda

For Software Engineering

#91 in Africa

#2403 in the World

Enrollment: 27,462

17. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Software Engineering

#99 in Africa

#2586 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Algeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Algiers, Constantine, Annaba, and Oran.